Jul 15 Watch 3:01 A Brief But Spectacular take on agrivoltaics By PBS News Hour Byron Kominek returned to his family's Colorado farm with a bold idea: grow crops and harvest solar energy. At Jack’s Solar Garden, Byron has transformed hay fields into a thriving hub, demonstrating how farming and clean energy can grow side… Continue watching
Jul 15 Floodwaters kill two in New Jersey during heavy rains that hit Northeast By Jennifer Peltz, Susan Haigh, Associated Press Authorities say two people in New Jersey were killed after their vehicle was swept up in floodwaters during a storm that moved across the U.S. Northeast overnight. Continue reading
Jul 15 Federal court rules Trump administration can’t use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of U.S. By Rebecca Boone, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press In a decision late Monday, U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle said President Donald Trump's June order banning the entry of people from 12 countries expressly states that it does not limit the ability of people to seek refugee… Continue reading
Jul 15 John MacArthur, influential evangelical preacher in California and beyond, dies at 86 By Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press MacArthur was unafraid to stir controversy for the sake of his beliefs, even deriding fellow evangelicals for what he saw as incorrect teachings and theology, including the growing charismatic wing of Christianity. Continue reading
Jul 15 Axiom Space’s private spaceflight ends with a Pacific splashdown By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press It was Axiom's fourth mission to the space station, part of NASA's effort to open up space to more businesses and people. Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Tipping Point – The Mighty Mississippi | A PBS News Special By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin, Yasmeen Sami Alamiri Air and water pollution, downstream flooding and coastal land loss are among the environmental pressures that are putting the health and future of the waterway — and the communities that depend on it — at risk. Continue reading
Jul 15 U.S. inflation accelerated last month to 2.7%, highest level since February By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press On a monthly basis, prices climbed 0.3% from May to June, after rising just 0.1% the previous month. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: Fire at assisted-living facility in Massachusetts kills at least 9 In our news wrap Monday, a fire at an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts killed at least nine people, Arizona's governor is calling for a federal investigation into why a wildfire along the Grand Canyon was not immediately put out and… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 7:23 Former FEMA head responds to praise and criticism of federal response to Texas floods By William Brangham, Courtney Norris The federal response to the flash flooding disaster in Texas has come under scrutiny. President Trump, who has called for cuts to FEMA, praised the agency during his recent visit to Texas, but did not comment on his plans for… Continue watching
Jul 14 WATCH: Trump threatens tariffs on Russia if they don’t end Ukraine war within 50 days By Chris Megerian, Illia Novikov, Associated Press President Trump has announced new measures targeting Russia over its ongoing war in Ukraine, threatening steep tariffs if a peace deal isn't reached within 50 days. Continue reading